PRESS RELEASE
For Immediate Release

Contact: 
John Wallace III				
206-953-0717
jhwiii@trizera.com
http://www.runusa2010.com

SEATTLE MAN AIMS TO BREAK 30-YEAR-OLD RECORD FOR FASTEST CROSSING OF USA ON FOOT WITH LA TO NYC RUN

Seattle, Wash., Mar. 29, 2010 - His first run across the United States was strictly for personal adventure.  This October, John Wallace III, 34, hopes to inspire folks to chase their dreams, benefit two meaningful charities, and if all goes right break the Guinness World Records(TM) record for 'fastest crossing of America on foot'.  

According to Guinness World Records(TM) "the current record is: 46 days 8 hr 36 min by Frank Giannino Jr (USA) (b. 1952) for the 4,989 km (3,100 miles) from San Francisco to New York from 1 September to 17 October 1980."  Wallace has filed Claim ID 284345 and plans to complete his run from Los Angeles to New York City in less than 45 days.

Running from city hall to city hall starting on 10-10-10, the nearly 2,850-mile journey will take Wallace through 13 states.  This run is about 1,000 miles less than his first transcontinental crossing five years ago and will feature new parts of the country to explore.  "There will be a strict focus on just running, sleeping, and eating," Wallace emphasizes, "there won't be time for any sightseeing this time around."  Wallace's father will be driving a support vehicle and the latest technologies will be utilized for real-time GPS mapping, online communicating, and documenting the record attempt.

Wallace has chosen the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund to honor his father and father-in-law's many years of service as Michigan police officers and to thank the scores of law enforcement personnel that make the streets of America that Wallace will run on safe.  Because of the amazing adventures that have become a reality in his life and the endless opportunities his healthy two-year-old son has, Wallace selected the Make-A-Wish Foundation¨ which gives hope, strength and joy to children with life-threatening medical conditions that have simple yet much more significant dreams.  

To learn more about Wallace's run across America, visit http://www.runusa2010.com.

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